Round 1

The former training partners circle in the center of the cage to
begin, Velickovic in the southpaw stance and Aliev lining up
orthodox. Velickovic scores with a few low kicks, fires one
upstairs but it's blocked by the Russian. The taller Velickovic is
leaning inside, dropping his head low as he thrusts long jabs at
Aliev's midsection. Aliev fakes a shot and grazes Velickovic's face
with an overhand right, but "Serbian Steel" pushes back with
another hard low kick. Aliev is looking very tentative as he
circles the outside, seemingly waiting for Velickovic to come to
him. Velickovic isn't rushing into the pocket, however, instead
using his reach to pick at the American Top Team fighter from
range. Suddenly, Aliev shoots and completes a takedown at the fence
with two minutes left in the opening frame. Velickovic throws up an
armbar, but he's stacked up by Aliev and can't extend the limb.
Aliev escapes and dodges a follow-up triangle choke, winding up in
Velickovic's guard with under a minute to go. Aliev scores with a
few short elbow strikes, but it's cramped quarters down at the foot
of the fence. Velickovic scrambles back to his feet, eating a few
punches from Aliev along the way, and Aliev keeps him pressed
against the wall until the horn.

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Round 2

Velickovic resumes his long-range striking, moving Aliev backward
to the fence with reaching left hands and leg kicks. Aliev spends
80 seconds moving around the outside before stepping inside and
wrapping up Velickovic in a bodylock. The Dagestan native trips
Velickovic to the ground and comes down to work from his opponent's
closed guard. Velickovic is the busier man from the bottom,
constantly peppering Aliev with palm strikes and short punches to
the sides of the head. Velickovic throws up another armbar, but
again Aliev stacks him up. This time, Aliev looks to take the back
of Velickovic in the transition, but Velickovic puts his posterior
on the mat and leaves Aliev no room to establish hooks. Velickovic
is back on his feet with 90 seconds left, but Aliev takes him right
back to the floor. Aliev slips out of a brief guillotine attempt
and resets in Velickovic's guard, but again it's the Serbian
staying active from the bottom, scoring points with body and head
strikes. Aliev just looks to maintain position but has to defend as
Velickovic keeps a very active guard from the bottom.

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Round 3

Aliev quickly closes the distance and puts Velickovic against the
fence, looking for a clinch takedown, but Velickovic stays vertical
this time. Velickovic circles off the fence, waits for Aliev to
shoot and then quickly scrambles to turn the corner and take the
Russian's back. Aliev blocks the take and shakes off Velickovic,
and now it's Aliev back in top position with just under three
minutes remaining. Aliev passes to half guard and stays pressed
down tight on top of Velickovic, who is once again the busier
fighter from the bottom, constantly throwing short punches. Aliev
gives him a hard elbow to the jaw and begins framing up a possible
arm-triangle choke by looping his left arm around Velickovic's
neck. Inside the final minute now, Aliev is back to just
maintaining top position. Velickovic briefly looks for a kimura,
puts Aliev back in full guard and throws up his legs, but Aliev
shucks them with ease and finishes the fight in side control.

The Official Result

Round 1

Serrano slides on his back foot, looking to counter Sandoval, who
feints and threatens to step inside, but never commits to a strike.
Serrano fakes a shot, but it's Sandoval who changes levels, lifts
and slams the Colombian to the floor. Serrano springs back to his
feet; Sandoval is waiting with a body shot, then shoots low to try
another takedown. Serrano denies this shot and nearly foot-sweeps
Sandoval to the mat, so Sandoval backs out to the center of the
cage with half the round remaining. Sandoval stings Serrano with a
right hand, shoots again but gets clinched up and denied. Sandoval
is giving Serrano no breathing room on the fence, constantly
inching toward him, bombing into the pocket with combinations and
clinching up. The 125ers come back to the middle with 90 seconds
left, but soon Sandoval has pressured Serrano back to the outside.
Serrano scores with a good low kick, takes a pair of short right
hands in return. Serrano tries a bodylock takedown in the last 30
seconds, but Sandoval gets the whizzer and feeds Serrano another
punch in the scramble. Sandoval closes the round with a leaping
knee to the body of Serrano.

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Round 2

Serrano lobs out a low kick and gets blasted by a right-handed
counter from Sandoval, who stands over his opponent as Serrano
takes a knee at the fence. Sandoval takes his time setting up a
guillotine, but when he drops down to try and finish the choke,
Serrano pops his head free almost immediately. Back up come the
flyweights, now with Serrano looking for a bodylock takedown.
Sandoval wheels away and then resumes his forward pressure, keeping
Serrano's back close to the fence. Inside the final minute,
Sandoval clinches away from the fence and gets foot-swept to the
ground. Serrano winds up a knee aimed at Sandoval's head, then
pulls back to avoid the illegal strike. Sandoval comes forward
again, lands a left hand to the body and a right hand upstairs.
Serrano slips on a kick but jumps back to his feet before the
rushing Sandoval can capitalize.

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Round 3

Sandoval shoots and completes an early takedown but is unable to
keep Serrano on the ground at the fence. Serrano scores with a body
kick, then a hard one downstairs which nearly takes out Sandoval's
lead leg. Sandoval continues to be the fighter pressing the action,
however, while Serrano stops moving completely and waits for
Sandoval to throw something. There's not much activity through the
middle half of the round, and now Serrano takes a turn coming
forward. Serrano tries a spinning kick, gets wrapped up and has to
fight away Sandoval's hands to disengage. Serrano catches a low
kick and slugs Sandoval with a right hand over the top, though
Sandoval seems unfazed by the sledgehammer punch. Down the stretch,
Sandoval sticks to the outside with a more conservative game, while
Serrano scores with some powerful low kicks but doesn't really
follow up at all.

The Official Result

Round 1

Wineland ducks inside and fires a long left hand, but Mizugaki
slips his head off center and cracks the American with a hooking
counter. Mizugaki lands a leg kick, steps forward and catches
Wineland with a right hand on the nose, though Wineland is
backpedaling away from the punch to lessen its impact. Mizugaki is
showing good low kicks, jabs and right-handed counters, putting a
damper on Wineland's aggression from the opening moments. Wineland
looks to be shelling up, sticking to the outside and offering only
feints and fakes, but suddenly he floors Mizugaki with a blistering
right hand. Mizugaki hits the deck, jumps back up and gets chased
down by Wineland, who drops the Japanese fighter with another
hellish right cross. This time, referee Edward Collantes has seen
enough, though Mizugaki argues with the stoppage as he clings to
Wineland's leg.

The Official Result

Round 1

Aldana uses long jabs to pick off Smith from the outside, but Smith
continues to lean forward with reaching combinations. Aldana hops
around the outside, continuing to work counters from her back foot,
but now Smith is starting to get inside a bit more, connecting with
scattered punches. Two minutes in, Smith floors Aldana with a right
hand near the fence, but Aldana survives on her back as "The
Peacemaker" tries to pound her out. Aldana powers back to her feet,
and it looks like she's shaken the cobwebs, but Smith is bringing
the pressure now, mixing in front kicks as she marches forward.
Aldana partially connects with a close-quarters spinning backfist,
but Smith just eats it and keeps coming. Good straight right lands
for Aldana, and she follows up with a pair of stiff jabs before
circling around the edge. Smith misses with three or four punches
but lands the body kick behind it and follows with a right hand to
the face. The round ends with a wild sequence as Smith traps Aldana
on the fence and begins swinging for the fence.

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Round 2

The bantamweights trade jabs as Smith marches forward again in the
first minute of the second frame. It's Smith with the more varied
attack, firing the occasional front kick at Aldana's midsection or
low kick to the knee. Aldana lands a few jabs, prompting Smith to
barge inside and look for a clinch on the fence. They separate
quickly, and now Aldana strings some strikes together, landing jabs
and low kicks on the incoming American. With two minutes left,
Smith attacks with a four punch combination, but it's Aldana who
gets the better of the exchange with a single crisp right hand.
Smith scores with a pair of hard left hooks to the jaw, but Aldana
cracks her right back with a left hand, a jab, now an uppercut.
Smith is forced to her back foot here in the last minute of the
round, but she's soon coming forward again. Aldana sticks a right
hand and circles away, but Smith gets the final word in the round
with a pair of body kicks followed by a right straight.

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Round 3

Smith is all aggresion as the final round begins, chasing Aldana
around the outside with more punching combinations and low kicks.
Aldana is marked up but still moving well, though Smith's constant
body-head attacks are limiting her offensive output. Both women
land jabs, and Aldana follows with a sizzling left hook. Aldana is
circling with her back six inches off the fence, and Smith is
following her around the outside from a foot away. Down to the
final minute, Aldana leans in with a jab to the body, prompting
Smith to fire a combo that ends with a nice right hook to the body.
Smith forces Aldana backward with a jab, just misses with a left
high kick. Aldana uses the charging Smith's momentum to score a
late takedown, then stands over the American and kicks at her legs
in the closing seconds.

The Official Result

Round 1

Emmett blocks Holtzman's first right hand with his shoulder, comes
back into the pocket and gets popped with a right hand from "Hot
Sauce." Emmett changes levels to try a single-leg on the fence,
gets stood up with overhooks, and Holtzman exits the clinch with a
knee. Holtzman comes forward with an inside leg kick and gives
Emmett an accidental kick to the groin. Emmett recovers quickly and
comes back to score a takedown, but Holtzman is quickly back on his
feet. Another takedown lands for Emmett; again, Holtzman springs
back to his feet. Holtzman pulls down Emmett's head in the Thai
clinch and shoots a pair of knees to the head. Emmett eats another
hard knee but manages to spin Holtzman against the fence. Emmett
drops for a double, lifts Holtzman and slams him to the mat with
authority. Holtzman scrambles to his feet, blocking Emmett's
attempt to take his back in the process. Holtzman scores a takedown
at the fence now, landing in Emmett's butterfly guard with just
over one minute remaining in the round. Holtzman scores with a few
left hands as he postures up, but Emmett is slapping back with
backfists from the bottom. Emmett scrambles up but eats a heavy
right hand as he does, and Holtzman gives him a few knees to the
body before the round ends.

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Round 2

Holtzman comes charging forward with straight punches and a high
kick, but Emmett snatches the leg and converts it to another early
takedown. Holtzman springs back to his feet, still wrapped up by
Emmett around the waist. Holtzman spins around and starts slinging
punches, but Emmett stands in the pocket and slings back, and it's
the Team Alpha Male fighter connecting with the heavier blows.
Emmett changes levels for yet another takedown, tries to take
Holtzman's back in a scramble, but winds up standing and clinched
on the fence. Holtzman trips up Emmett to take outside position in
the clinch, and now the lightweights separate with half the round
remaining. Holtzman shoots a high double-leg but it's Emmett
scrambling to try and take the back of "Hot Sauce." Holtzman shakes
him off, stands and puts Emmett against the fence to land a few
punches. Inside the final minute now, Holtzman backs up to punch
from range as the heavy-breathing Emmett stays on the fence. Emmett
tries a nifty jump knee in the closing seconds but Holtzman gets an
arm up to block.

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Round 3

Both men connect with glancing blows in the opening 30 seconds,
then Emmett catches a kick and pushes Holtzman backward to the
wall. Emmett releases and lands a few hard body punches, but
Holtzman shakes his head and steps forward. Holtzman walks into an
elbow strike from Emmett that drops the former hockey player to his
knees. Emmett smells blood and marches forward on Holtzman as he
stands up. Emmett hits a quick takedown at the fence, can't keep
Holtzman on the floor. Holtzman absorbs a couple more punches
before shooting for and completing a takedown, in spite of a
flagrant fence-fence grab from Emmett. Halfway through the round,
Emmett reverses and lands another takedown; Holtzman jumps up again
and walks forward on Emmett with his right hand loaded up. Emmett
grabs for a high double-leg, can't complete it on the fence, and
Holtzman shoves off. The lightweights meet in the center with 30
seconds left. Emmett grabs a single-leg, trips Holtzman to the
ground, but Holtzman comes right back up to finish the fight
trading punches on the wall.

The Official Result

Round 1

Moontasri lines up southpaw and circles off his back foot, blocking
a Morono high kick with his arms. The "Moonwalker" scores with a
sharp, straight punch to Morono's midsection and then takes the
center of the cage. Morono lands a low kick, tries one upstairs but
it's easily dodged by Moontasri, who switches to orthodox stance
now. Lots of feints and fakes through the middle of the round, both
welterweights seemingly hesitant to commit to any big strikes.
Moontasri catches Morono coming forward and puts a spinning kick in
his midsection. Moontasri catches a kick with his left arm and
fires a hard right kick to the body on the other side. Morono is
still coming forward, stomping at Moontasri with kicks but coming
up short. Moontasri gets Morono turned around with a low kick and
then adds another kick to the Texan's backside.

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Round 2

Moontasri continues to land body kick at the start of the second
stanza; Morono just keeps charging forward, swinging wide punches
which mostly come up short, though one right hand clips Moontasri
as he circles away. Moontasri is leaving his hands low as he
circles off his back foot, inviting Morono to come forward. Morono
obliges and thuds an overhand right off the side of Moontasri's
head, though the "Moonwalker" seems unfazed by the blow. Morono
traps Moontasri on the fence and scores with a wide right hook, a
follow up left and a body shot. Moontasri is rendered immobile for
the first time in the fight as Morono holds him on the wall and
roughs him up with some short punches. Moontasri escapes with one
minute on the clock, tries to initiate a clinch on the fence and
gets bashed with a pair of elbows to the face. Morono slugs with
another right hand as Moontasri backs away, then finishes the round
with a spinning backfist to Moontasri's face.

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Round 3

Morono looks to close the gap in the early going of the final
round, but Moontasri is waiting with sharp kicks to the midsection.
Morno keeps the pressure on and tags Moontasri with a right hand to
the temple, a left on the jaw, now more right hands. Moontasri
looks dazed but he's propped up by the fence, and Morono comes over
the top with another right-handed bomb. Morono backs off, allowing
Moontasri to step out to the center. Moontasri's hands are low,
legs moving slowly, but he still snaps off a good kick to Morono's
body. Morono closes the gap and hugs Moontasri against the fence,
then puts a forearm across his throat. Moontasri misses with a knee
inside and takes a level elbow to the face, but when Morono backs
off, it's Moontasri scoring with a kick to the gut. With 70 seconds
left, it's Morono pressing forward, putting Moontasri's back
against the wall. Moontasri's face is a bloody mess, plasma
streaming from his nose and a few cuts around his eyes, and Morono
looks to add to the damage as he punches his way forward. Moontasri
hits the deck after eating a left hand, stands up and backpedals
away from Morono, who finishes the fight trudging forward with
hands low. Moontasri whirls around to knock Morono to the ground
with a spinning back kick just before time expires.

The Official Result

Round 1

Covington launches a flashy spinning kick at Barberena, who dodges
the early strike and circles away to give the wrestler a few low
kicks. Covington drops levels for a takedown and floors Barberena
near the fence about one minute into the round. Barberena gets to
one knee, then back to his feet, but Covington is still draped all
over him. Covington drags him back to the ground, tries to
establish hooks, but Barberena's right side is flush to the fence.
The welterweights stand, then Covington hurls Barberena back to the
floor once again. The sequence repeats again, Covington never
losing his waistlock on Barberena. Midway through the round, the
170-pounders are back on their feet, but it lasts only a few
seconds before Barberena is driven back down to the mat. Barberena
stands again and finally breaks out of the clinch with a pair of
slashing elbows. Covington ducks under a punch and shoots for
another takedown with 60 seconds left. He spins around to
Barberena's back with a standing rear waistlock. They disengage to
finish the round with a punching exchange, and it's Covington who
forces Barberena to back away with a hard hook.

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Round 2

Covington takes 25 seconds to get inside, change levels and
double-leg Barberena to the ground at the foot of the fence. This
time, Barberena isn't able to post and stand immediately, but as
Covington works to advance position, "Bam Bam" finds the space to
get up. Covington keeps hold of a rear waistlock until a kimura
threat from Barberena forces him to disengage. Covington lunges at
Barberena with a straight right, then another which snaps back
Barberena's head. Barberena is able to fend off a shot with his
back to the wall, so Covington marches forward to shoot again
behind a hard left hand. Barberena tries to post and stand, while
Covington looks to take the back. Barberena wins this showdown by
shaking the hook and powering back to his feet. Seconds later,
Covington scores another takedown. Instead of standing, Barberena
looks to isolate one of Covington's wrists as he works from the
bottom, but soon the welterweights scramble back to their feet.
Covington gets cracked with a left hand, latches onto a single-leg
but can't complete his final takedown attempt of the round.

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Round 3

Covington completes another takedown in the first 20 seconds of the
round, then stands and tries to pull Barberena away from the fence.
Barberena uses the space to stand but separate from Covington, who
hugs Barberena against the cage for a few seconds while referee
John McCarthy calls for action. Barberena forces Covington to back
off with a short elbow to the face, but the victory is short-lived
as Covington lands another takedown just seconds later. Back up
comes Barberena, now with less than three minutes left in the bout.
Covington lands a left hook, eats a jab, gives Barberena a jab in
return, then ducks under a left and wraps up Barberena with a rear
waistlock. Barberena defends the takedown and peels Covington off
his waist, then comes forward slinging punches. They're going punch
for punch here, both men scoring with solid punches but neither
landing hard enough to faze the other. Covington shoots in and
lands one more takedown with 30 seconds on the clock, this time
dragging Barberena away from the fence to hold him down until the
end.

The Official Result

Round 1

Hirota slings a long left hand and backs up Miller to the fence,
lands a pair of hooks to the body and takes the BJJ black belt to
the floor. Miller is back on his feet within seconds, plunges a
long right hand down the center and sends Hirota to the floor.
Miller tries to set up a choke, but Hirota drives forward and
sweeps "Magrinho" underneath before any submission attempt can
stick. Miller kicks him away and scrambles back to his feet, now
about two minutes into the bout. The featherweights exchange low
kicks, and Hirota tacks on a right hand to the left leg of Miller.
Two minutes left as Hirota wraps up Miller and trips him to the
floor. He stands over Miller and has to dodge upkicks from the
lanky American. Hirota gets through with a few heavy punches on the
ground, but Miller is once again able to create space and stand.
Hirota wraps up Miller and trips him to the floor once again, this
time landing in full mount at the base of the fence. Hirota lands a
few good left hands as they grapple on the ground in the final
minute. Miller is having difficulty creating space this time, while
Hirota is doing well to stick to his opponent and score with
ground-and-pound.

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Round 2

Hirota closes the gap with a pair of punches, wraps up Miller and
trips him to the ground. The American immediately drops back to try
a heel hook, and though the submission doesn't stick, it enables
"Magrinho" to escape from the bottom. Miller wraps up Hirota around
the waist and tries to peel him off the fence, while Hirota keeps
his back tight to the cage and lands short left hands. Hirota
bellies out and rolls Miller to the bottom, then postures up to
slug Miller with a pair of hard lefts. Miller has no room to work
here in the final two minutes, as the more compact Hirota is
keeping tight on top. Miller finally escapes by walking off the
fence with 60 seconds left, but Hirota blocks the sweep by standing
over Miller and controlling his legs. Miller catches Hirota's right
hand but can't turn it into anything and eventually releases.
Hirota comes to the ground in the final seconds and plants a few
more left hands on Miller's face.

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Round 3

Hirota ducks under a long punch from Miller and tries another early
takedown, but they wind up on the fence, where Miller is able to
disengage. Hirota goes body-head with a combination, then scores
with a pair of hooks. Miller connects with a right hook, but there
doesn't seem to be much behind it, and Hirota walks right through
it to complete his first takedown of the round. Hirota keeps Miller
pinned down from half guard as the fight slows to a crawl on the
floor. With 80 seconds left, Hirota stands up and drops some heavy
punches on the prone Miller's face. Miller looks resigned to his
fate, remaining flat on the ground as Hirota comes back down to
ride out the final minute on top. Miller grabs for a leg in the
final 20 seconds, but Hirota pulls the limb free with ease, and
that's where it ends.

The Official Result

Round 1

Da Silva reaches out a hand to touch gloves, but Craig is already
rushing across the cage to fire a kick at the Brazilian.
"Frankenstein" latches on to a single-leg and tries to take down
Craig as they work on the fence in the opening minute. Good head
position from da Silva as he releases the single-leg to press Craig
in the clinch. The Scot is trying to shoot knees up the middle but
can't quite find the mark. Craig lands a few uppercuts inside and
spins da Silva around, and now the 205ers fight off the fence, back
to the center. Craig shoots for a takedown and plants da Silva at
the base of the fence, but the Brazilian immediately begins
threatening with a kimura, slowing Craig's progress from top
position. Craig frees his arm and postures up, now halfway through
the opening round. Craig tries to pass da Silva's guard but gives
the Brazilian too much room to work, and nearly gets swept as a
result. Da Silva ultimately can't complete the reversal, leaving
Craig in side control with 80 seconds left. Da Silva pivots and
drives forward on a leg, but Craig snatches a guillotine and pulls
guard to try and finish the choke. Da Silva has to work slowly but
ultimately frees himself from the headlock, and now he stands over
Craig with 40 seconds left. Referee Mike Beltran orders Craig back
to his feet to meet da Silva, who is leaking blood from a cut on
his face and breathing heavily here in the final seconds.

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Round 2

Craig blitzes da Silva with heavy combinations and body kicks,
backing him up to the fence in the opening seconds of round two.
The "Bearjew" tries to press da Silva against the wall, but da
Silva reverses to the outside and holds Craig on the fence with an
underhook. They separate one minute in, and despite looking
exhausted, da Silva slips a punch and hits Craig with a right-hand
counter over the top. Craig pulls butterfly guard at the wall and
throws up a triangle, then switches to an armbar. Da Silva keeps
his hands clasped at first, but Craig grabs the arm again,
stretches it out and forces the tap.

The Official Result

Round 1

Perry charges forward, trying to blitz Jouban against the fence,
but "Brahma" drops Perry with a straight left hand in the opening
moments. Perry jumps back to his feet and tries to close the
distance, though Jouban is doing well to keep him on the outside
with kicks in the opening 90 seconds. Perry works a few outside leg
kicks of his own but can't close the gap to let go of his hands as
Jouban circles off his back foot. Perry lands a left hand and tries
to follow up, but he's wrapped up by Jouban and taken down at the
fence. Perry works back to his feet, absorbs a few knees from
Jouban, but gives him a right hand in return. Perry presses forward
with a head kick that gets Jouban moving backward; Jouban does well
to keep his head off center and dodge Perry's big punches behind
the kick. Perry presses the action in the closing moments but
neither man gains an edge before time expires.

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Round 2

Perry marches forward on the southpaw Jouban, who slides backward
and keeps Perry at bay with some inside leg kicks. Jouban's long
kicks and a knee to the body are giving Perry difficulty as he
tries to get inside. Perry chops out Jouban's rear leg with a kick
and hits his off-balance opponent with a hard right hand to the
chest. Jouban swings back with a straight left, a head kick, and
now "Brahma" shoots for a double at the fence. Perry stands him up
and the welterweights are back to circling with half the round
remaining. Jouban puts a pair of kicks in Perry's breadbasket, then
lands one to the lead leg. Perry just keeps coming forward, and now
he rips a right hand to the body. Jouban circles off and then steps
out to the center, where he plugs Perry with a stiff jab to the
mush. Perry drops to his seat but jumps back to his feet to finish
the round standing.

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Round 3

Perry spends the opening minute trying to get inside on Jouban, who
circles away and continues to use effective kicks to thwart Perry's
advance. Constant movement and heavy body kicks from Jouban are
clearly making things difficult for Perry, who is throwing less and
less offense as the round wears on. Jouban's jabs look to have
bloodied the nose of Perry, who ducks underneath a head kick but
eats a combination from Jouban just afterward. Perry goes to his
back foot now, flinching when Jouban fakes body kicks and backing
up when the Californian fires off his long punches. Perry keeps
wiping at his nose, which isn't leaking blood but is looking very
red in the center of his face. Likewise, Jouban's low kicks have
marked up Perry's legs. Jouban fires one last high kick at the end
of the fight, but Perry goes underneath, and this one will go to
the judges.

The Official Result

Round 1

Pickett strikes first with a few outside low kicks as Faber tries
to work his way inside. Both men swing and miss a few times;
through two minutes, Pickett's leg kicks remain the best offense of
the round. Faber tries to catch Pickett turning around on a kick,
but "One Punch" gets his dukes up to deflect the punches. Faber
scores with a step-in right and then skitters out of range before
Pickett can connect with his counter. Pickett shoots and brings
Faber down to a knee at the fence, but Faber uses both hands to
underhook an arm and nearly traps Pickett in a crucifix. Pickett
rolls free but as soon as he's on his feet, Faber floors him with a
right hand. Faber tries to pound out his semi-conscious opponent,
but Pickett does well to stretch out his legs and create space.
Faber gives up on the punches and takes Pickett's back, briefly
hunts for a rear-naked choke and then begins unloading with heavy
punches. With one minute left, Faber transitions to full mount and
pins Pickett's head to the ground for a few stapling elbows.
Pickett rolls to his knees, leaving Faber on his back with a body
triangle locked on, but time is running out with only 30 seconds on
the clock. Pickett tucks his chin, and he'll survive to see round
two.

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Round 2

Faber steps into the pocket and backs up Pickett with a high knee,
but Pickett seems to have recovered from his near-knockout in the
first round, and he fires low kicks back at the left knee of the
"California Kid." Pickett tries a step-in knee, but it's caught by
Faber and converted with a single-leg takedown at the fence.
Pickett locks down Faber's left arm and wraps him up in closed
guard as they hit the midway point of the round and the fight.
Faber stands up and controls Pickett's legs, but Pickett makes
things uncomfortable with some elbows from the bottom. Now, Pickett
drives forward, but he's forced to slow down on his knees as Faber
threatens with a front headlock. Faber corrals his opponent near
the fence and feeds him a few punches from riding position before
the bantamweights scramble back to their feet, now with 90 seconds
on the clock. Faber sticks a right hand and shoves Pickett to the
ground, then tries to snatch up a guillotine as Pickett stands. The
Englishman goes belly down and escapes the choke, and they're back
up to continue trading inside the final minute of the round. Faber
ducks under a punch, grabs a rear waistlock and sits down to bring
Pickett to the mat just before the horn.

Sherdog Scores

Round 3

The WEC veterans slap hands at the start of Faber's final round,
and soon Faber comes shooting for a single-leg takedown. Pickett
hops backward to the fence, but when he runs out of room, Faber
takes the legs out from under him. Faber leans forward in Pickett's
closed guard and drops a few short elbows on his face. When Pickett
rolls to his knees, Faber briefly hunts for a guillotine, but
Pickett looks to be in no danger as he jumps back to his feet.
Faber shoots in behind a right hand and takes down Pickett once
again, now with three minutes remaining. Again, Pickett goes to his
knees, and again he defends Faber's guillotine setup. This time,
Faber keeps the Englishman on the ground, and now the Team Alpha
Male leader passes to side control on Pickett's left side as they
work in the center of the cage. Faber is landing some short, hard
elbows to the side of his opponent's head, drawing a grin from
Pickett, who elevates Faber and escapes to his feet with 90 seconds
left. The Sacramento crowd roars for Faber, who takes a big left
hand on the shoulder and gets knocked to the ground. Faber jumps
back up and sticks his tongue out at Pickett, then muscles the
American Top Team fighter against the fence. Faber breaks the
clinch with a knee to the body and hops backward, forcing Pickett
to come forward in the closing seconds. Faber ducks inside and
executes one last takedown, mounting Pickett's back in the final
move of his career.

The Official Result

Round 1

The welterweights tangle early and Northcutt looks to feel Gall
uppercuts in the clinch, but Gall changes levels and plants "Super
Sage" on the ground near the fence. Northcutt tries to wrap up Gall
in guard, but Gall advances to half guard on the right side and
loops his left arm around Northcutt's head. Northcutt defends the
potential guillotine with two-on-one, so Gall switches to an
arm-triangle setup and tries to step over. With 2:50 on the clock,
Gall passes to side control, but Northcutt bellies out and rolls to
his knees. Gall grabs a guillotine in the transition and drops to
guard, but Northcutt postures up and looks to be in good position
to defend the choke. Northcutt frees his head and now works from
top position with two minutes left in the round. Northcutt stands
up, leaving Gall on the ground, and he drops a hammerfist on Gall's
head. Gall grins before referee Herb Dean steps between the
fighters and orders Gall back to his feet. Gall snatches a low kick
and spins Northcutt back to the mat, this time in the center of the
cage. Northcutt tries to roll toward the cage and escape, but Gall
stays heavy on top and finishes the round dropping punches.

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Round 2

Northcutt decks Gall with a left hand and then stands over him,
kicking at Gall's legs until he stands. Gall shoots for a takedown,
gets stuffed, but as he releases, he clips Northcutt with a wide
punch on the temple. Northcutt drops to his knees and dodges Gall's
follow-up punch, so Gall spins to take Northcutt's back. Gall slaps
on a rear-naked choke, constricts to work his arm underneath
Northcutt's chin and bears down on the choke. Northcutt hesitates
for a split second before tapping out.

The Official Result

Round 1

Veteran official John McCarthy is the referee for tonight's
115-pound main event, scheduled for five rounds. Waterson denies an
early clinch attempt and switches stances in front of VanZant, who
hops around the outside in a tense opening minute. VanZant tries to
step inside and eats a right hand from the "Karate Hottie," and now
Waterson stuffs a head-and-arm throw to shove VanZant against the
fence. Waterson hits a throw of her own and latches on to VanZant's
back with a body triangle, and now VanZant is fighting off a
rear-naked choke with more than half the round still to go. VanZant
rolls into the body triangle, so Waterson switches to the other
side. Waterson wraps her left arm around VanZant's throat, and the
choke is looking very deep. VanZant is doing well to peel away
Waterson's hands, but the veteran isn't giving up on the choke.
VanZant refuses to tap, goes unconscious, and referee McCarthy
steps in to top the bout. Former Invicta FC champion Michelle
Waterson collects the biggest win of her career with a first-round
submission of Paige VanZant.